Aldo Conterno Barolo Colonnello 2009
Dark, sensual, and built on a grand scale. The 2009 Colonnello opens with black cherry, plum, tar and menthol, orange rind emerging as it breathes. Where this vineyard typically produces one of the more polished wines in the Aldo Conterno lineup, 2009 pushed it toward something broader and more muscular — big-boned and richly concentrated. Given air, a stony minerality rises through the fruit, introducing a welcome thread of tension that keeps the weight from feeling excessive. Thoroughly complete, with everything in its place.
Aldo Conterno
→Aldo Conterno is among Barolo's most respected traditionalist estates, producing single-vineyard wines from the Bussia hillside in Monforte d'Alba with a reputation for precision, longevity, and consistency across vintages.